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/ 9 months agoAsian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May
This month marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as well as Jewish American Heritage Month.
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/ 9 months agoVatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and the Catholic Church – 5 essential reads
Pope Francis and other Catholic leaders committed to raising awareness of environmental issues draw on centuries of tradition.
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/ 9 months agoRap ‘beef’ as public spectacle is a dangerous game that artists rarely win
Since rap’s emergence, artists have boasted about themselves in ways that were funny and sometimes violent, vulgar and sexist. The popularity...
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/ 9 months agoBy not lip-syncing Amy Winehouse’s songs, actress Marisa Abela confronts impossible expectations in ‘Back to Black’
Some viewers seem to want Abela’s voice to be a carbon copy of Winehouse’s. But the art of vocal impersonation isn’t...
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/ 9 months agoWars cause widespread pollution and environmental damage − here’s how to address it in peace accords
War is wreaking havoc on land, water and critical infrastructure in Ukraine and Gaza. Two experts on peace and conflict explain...
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/ 9 months ago‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life
Want to bring extra life to a glass of champagne or soda water? Physicists will tell you to drop in a...
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/ 9 months agoBinge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted
Singer Amy Winehouse died from alcohol toxicity in 2011, the same year that the American Society of Addiction Medicine publicly recognized...
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/ 9 months agoMary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
A former archivist at Mary McLeod Bethune’s last residence in Washington, DC, recounts how the experience led her to see Bethune...
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/ 9 months agoThe price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day − but shirking the bill will cost even more
The World Bank estimates that it will take $480 billion of investment to get Ukraine back on its feet after the...
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/ 9 months agoWhy do people hate people?
It can be easy to mistake feelings like fear and anger as hate. When biases are acted out in harmful ways,...
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/ 9 months agoThirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands
Water is everywhere, but freshwater supplies are limited on many Caribbean islands. Rising demand and climate change are worsening water shortages...
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/ 9 months agoI’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong in Gaza
A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza – but Israel will no...
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/ 9 months agoA jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
Artifacts held in the National Museum of American History provide personal details about the Normandy invasion.
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/ 9 months agoHow cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain
Cannabis and psilocybin – used under supervision – have the potential to work better than current pain treatments, but the research...
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/ 9 months agoSudan’s descent into chaos sets stage for al-Qaida to make a return to historic stronghold
With both sides in Sudan’s civil war accused of recruiting Islamist militiamen, terrorist groups look set to capitalize on a power...
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/ 9 months agoHow Jason Kelce built his personal brand and became a Philly legend
2 marketing experts explain how the former All-Pro center for the Philadelphia Eagles has built a powerful personal brand centered on...
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/ 9 months agoSports gambling creates a windfall, but raises questions of integrity – here are three lessons from historic sports-betting scandals
The US has a long history of sports betting scandals.
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/ 9 months agoEngineering mini human hearts to study pregnancy complications and birth defects
Human heart organoids allow researchers to study the developing heart while avoiding the ethical issues of using human embryos and the...
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/ 9 months agoAlgorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows
People are better able to see and correct biases in algorithms’ decisions than in their own decisions, even when algorithms are...
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/ 9 months agoWhat are roads made of? A pavement materials engineer explains the science behind the asphalt you drive on
Summer means road construction − but what kind of engineering goes into laying down pavement?
